Pounded Yam

Ingredients

• 1 kg white yam
• Water for boiling
• 1 tablespoon butter, optional
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional

How to make it

1. Peel yam thickly and cut into even chunks. Rinse thoroughly.
2. Boil in salted water until very soft and a fork passes through easily.
3. Drain completely. Pound while hot using a mortar and pestle, adding small splashes of hot water only when necessary.
4. Continue pounding until smooth, elastic and free of lumps.
5. Shape into portions and serve immediately with egusi, efo riro, okra, ogbono, oha or other Nigerian soups.